Bobby Bare Jr., Mike Coykendall, Gabriel Mintz

[ALT-AMERICANA] Watching Bobby Bare Jr. perform, you’d never guess the guy was musical royalty—a dude who was nominated for a Grammy with his father at age 8, and who could have spent his life milking the novelty song “Daddy What If.” Instead, the disheveled troubadour has walked his own path, plugging out epic pop-tinged compositions that traverse a diverse musical plane informed by everything from classic Americana to psychedelia, prog-rock and country. Watching him on a stage of any size feels like catching him at a backyard BBQ—which, if you’re lucky enough to live in Nashville, actually happens. He’s a rare performer who, despite being steeped in legend, surrounded by great musicians and in possession of a wholly original voice, manages to instill in every show the feeling that the audience has stumbled across some unknown, mind-blowing up-and-comer.